Excellent and ethical medical-legal consultants can easily double their clinical income by devoting one day a week to medical-legal matters. Time spent by physicians on such matters is commonly billed out at $400-$1000 per hour. How to Start, Build and Run a Successful Expert Witness Practice is an intensive, content rich workshop that is designed to show physicians how to start, build, and run a successful expert witness practice. This course is appropriate for physicians with all levels of medical-legal experience including prospective and novice expert medical witnesses. Physician attendees will learn from an experienced faculty in a step-by-step fashion how to start, build, and run a successful and ethical expert witness practice.  

- The role of expert witnesses in civil litigation,
- What attorneys are looking for from their experts,
- How to properly define your area (s) of expertise and practice areas,
- How to draft a curriculum vitae appropriate for expert witness work,
- How to get cases,
- How to avoid ethical problems and maintain your integrity,
- The essentials of expert witness report writing,
- How to set your fee and collect it,
- What to bill for and when,
- How to draft a retention agreement to protect your rights,
- How to form defensible opinions,
- The testifying skills and techniques attorneys are looking for,
- Techniques for maintaining your independence and objectivity,
- How to exceed expectations,
- How to build a tremendous reputation,
- Ethics,
- Expert witness risk management techniques, and
- Much, much more.

 Distinguished Faculty

Terrance Baker, MD, is an attending emergency room physician at Good Samaritan Hospital and forensic expert in Baltimore, Maryland. He received his BS and MS from Johns Hopkins University and his MD from the George Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Baker is board certified in Family Practice, Geriatrics, and Emergency Medicine. Dr. Baker is a former medical examiner of the city of Newport News, Virginia. Dr. Baker has served as a forensic medical expert for trial attorneys, defense attorneys, judges, district attorneys, and public defenders throughout the United States.  Dr. Baker has also served as a forensic medical expert for the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners, the joint Underwriters Association, and the Carolina Peer Review Organization. Dr. Baker has written and lectured extensively on expert witness issues.

James J. Mangraviti, Jr., Esq. has trained thousands of expert witnesses. He is a former litigator with experience in defense and plaintiff personal injury law and insurance law. He currently serves as Vice President and General Counsel of SEAK, Inc. Mr. Mangraviti received his BA degree in mathematics summa cum laude from Boston College and his JD degree cum laude from Boston College Law School. His publications include the texts The Biggest Mistakes Expert Witnesses Make: And How to Avoid Them, Depositions: The Comprehensive Guide for Expert Witnesses, The A-Z Guide to Expert Witnessing, Cross-Examination: The Comprehensive Guide for Experts, National Guide to Expert Witness Fees and Billing Procedures, Writing and Defending Your IME Report, How to Excel During Depositions: Techniques for Experts That Work, Writing and Defending Your Expert Report: The Step-by-Step Guide with Models, and How to Become a Dangerous Expert Witness: Advanced Techniques and Strategies.